Law and regulation

Until very recently, business owners were at risk of receiving steep fines if they refunded employees for non-employer sponsored medical care up to $36,500, explains attorney Melissa Shimizu.

President Trump is likely to succeed in removing the employer mandate and lifting restrictions on FSAs, panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance say.

Until very recently, business owners were at risk of receiving steep fines if they refunded employees for non-employer sponsored medical care up to $36,500, explains attorney Melissa Shimizu.

The effort would extend pre-deductible safe harbor to chronic conditions through ‘high-value health plans.'

With President Trump focused on healthcare reform and the DOL stepping up audits, advisers and employers should monitor plans closely.

Attendees at the Monday meeting will include chief executives of some of the biggest U.S. health insurers, like UnitedHealth Group Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp., Independence Blue Cross and BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina.

With President Trump focused on healthcare reform and the DOL stepping up audits, advisers and employers should monitor plans closely.

Employers could be waiting too long to provide accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.

Seema Verma still awaits confirmation yet her past experiences in the healthcare industry prove that this is not her first rodeo.

Group asks that ACA replacement follow closely President Trump’s executive order to alleviate fiscal burdens.